2 Quotes & Sayings By Mario Pei

Mario Pei is a business leader and a former financial journalist. He was the president of The Globe and Mail from March 1984 until November 1994, the CEO of CTVglobemedia from December 1994 until May 1997, and the CEO of Torstar from May 1997 to September 2001. In the late 1990s, he served as co-chairman of Royal Bank of Canada. Mr Read more

Pei is currently chairman of Torstar Corporation. He is also a member of the board of directors for Rogers Communications Inc., Sun Media Corporation, and The Thomson Corporation. Mr.

Pei was born in Milan in 1940, the son of Nino Pei, an architect who designed many landmarks in Italy, including the Pirelli Tower in Milan, Milan's City Hall (Palazzo Reale), and the swimming pool at Palermo's Villa Caracciolo (home of tourists to this day). Mr. Pei has two children, one with his wife Eleanor (Elena) and one with his girlfriend Nancy (Cecilia).